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Pro Vice-Chancellor Global Engagement, University of Tasmania, Australia, Professor Peter Frappell Visits UAD

December 11, 2013/in Event, News /by admin

Discussion with Prof. Peter Frappell

Wednesday, December 11, 2013, Pro Vice-Chancellor Global Engagement, University of Tasmania (UTas), Australia, Professor Peter Frappell visited campus I UAD. Accompanied by Peter Craven (Australia) and George Iwan Marantika, M.B.A. (Head of International Cooperation of Central APTISI – Association of Indonesian Private Higher Education), Prof. Frappell discussed the further cooperation between UAD and University of Tasmania. Attending the discussion, Rector and Vices Rector of UAD, Head of International Office UAD, and Deans of Faculties.

On November 22, Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. as the Chairman of APTISI Yogyakarta, signed an MoU with University of Tasmania. The MoU becomes a bridge for Private Higher Educations in Yogyakarta, including UAD, to have further cooperation with UTas.

MoU Signing between APTISI Yogyakarta and UTas

A Meeting at University of Tasmania, November 22, 2013

Rector and Vices Rector of UAD Welcomed the Pro Vice-Chancellor Global Engagement of UTas

English Letters Department Holds A General Lecture “An Overview of Australia and Indonesia from Language and Culture Perspectives”

December 8, 2013/in Event, News /by admin

A General Lecture

Saturday, December 7, 2013, English Letters Department, Faculty of Literature, Culture and Communication, held A General Lecture “An Overview of Australia and Indonesia from Language and Culture Perspectives”. The Keynote Speaker, Garry Jennings, from Australia, presented An Overview of Australian English, while Ida Puspita, S.S., M.A.Res., a lecturer of English Letters Department who took her master in Australia, presented her living and studying experience in Australia as an Indonesian and Muslim Student. The participants of the general lecture were not only English Letters students but also students from other study programs. They enthusiastically asked questions. It seems that they are interested to study in Australia.

Garry Jennings, the Keynote Speaker

The Students attend the General Lecture

The Students are Really Enthusiastic to Ask Questions

A Student of English Letters Department is Asking A Question

UAD Signs an MoU with La Trobe University, Australia

November 27, 2013/in Event, News /by admin

UAD and La Trobe University

November 20, 2013, UAD, represented by Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., signed an MoU with La Trobe University, Austalia, represented by Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President, Prof. John Rosenberg. The two universities agree to promote exchange and cooperation in all appropriate and agreed academic areas of research and teaching, the development of new areas of research and teaching, and the sharing and dissemination of information and documentation in areas of mutual interest. It is also agreed to facilitate exchange of and cooperation between the staff of both universities in research, publication, teaching, and supervision, and examination of students, mounting of conferences and other areas of mutual interest.

A Meeting between Delegations of UAD and La Trobe University

Rector of UAD Signed an MoU with Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University

A Compliment from UAD to La Trobe University

Nick Jackson from Monash University, Australia, Becomes A Volunteer to Teach English in some UAD Lab Schools

November 7, 2013/in Event, Feature, News /by admin

Nick and Teachers of SD Muhammadiyah Pakem

His name is Nicholas Charles Jackson. Born in Clayton, Melbourne, Australia on February 23rd, 1992, people usually call him Nick. Taking Linguistics and Indonesian Studies, Nick has just finished his bachelor degree education at Monash University, Melbourne. His hobbies are reading, going to the beach and hanging out with friends. Tempe is his Indonesian favorite food. He has one sister and one brother. His parents and siblings all live in Australia.

Nick has started studying Indonesian language since in primary school, but he started to find Indonesian language very interesting since his trip to Bali with his grandfather. After starting to study Indonesian language more seriously, he got more and more encouraged. He found “something” while studying Indonesian language. He ever got a scholarship from Indonesian Embassy in Australia, and often joined Indonesian program or festival in Australia. When taking his bachelor education, he also had a chance to study in two universities in Jogja those are Universitas Gadjah Mada and Universitas Sanata Dharma.

Now, he comes back to Indonesia after finishing his bachelor in Australia, and help some lab schools of UAD to teach English. Teaching not for money, he just wants to give something to Indonesia because he feels he has already got a lot of knowledge, help and chance from Indonesians. At first, teaching felt very difficult for him. Being a teacher is not easy, but step by step he can find the way. Now, when he sees his students could speak English, he feels very happy and amazed. All teachers and students at school are also very happy to have a teacher like Nick. Nick is not only a native speaker of English, but he can also speak Javanese. Therefore, it is always enjoyable to have an English class with him.

When he doesn’t teach at schools, he comes to UAD to teach some staff in UAD. He thanks UAD to give him such chance to teach English in lab schools of UAD. The schools welcome him very well, and all school members are very enthusiastic. “I love Jogja,” said Nick. 🙂

AI-MEP Delegations Learn Gamelan at UAD

June 16, 2013/in Event /by admin

This morning, June 16th 2013, five delegations of Australia-Indonesia Muslim Exchange Programme (AI-MEP)2013 visited Universitas Ahmad Dahlan to study Gamelan, Indonesian traditional musical instrument. The delegations consist of Amna Karra-Hasan, Maha Najjarine, and Ibrahim Abdo from Sydney, Moustapha Sarakibi from Melbourne, and Zayaan Jappie from Canberra. They were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Sarbiran, Ph.D as vice rector IV of UAD, Ida Puspita, M.A as head of International Affairs of UAD, and Normasari S.H.,M.Hum as the alumni of this programme. The five delegations came to UAD accompanied by Mr. Ajar from Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University . This programme was also attended by international muslim students of UAD, such as Ahmed Basyouni from Egypt, Saada B. Omar, Jehanie May A Macasawang, and Norcaisa Goyha Mudsol from Philippine.

The AI-MEP delegations were welcomed by the beautiful sound of Gamelan played by Gendhing Bahana, a Gamelan group of UAD. After the welcome speech from vice rector IV of UAD and the speech from UAD alumni of this programme, Amna Karra-Hasan introduced the other delegations and delivered a speech. She said she was really happy to be here (in Indonesia). As a muslim that is still minority in Australia, Indonesia makes her feel like home. After speech agenda, all delegations came to stage to learn Gamelan with Gending Bahana. They really enjoyed that moment. Each of delegations learned more than one instrument of Gamelan. After 45 minutes learning, they collaborated with Gendhing Bahana to play one of Javanese songs, Manyar Sewu.

Pofessional Development for UAD Lecturers

April 20, 2013/in Event, International Office Activities /by admin

After delivering “Text and Context: A Postcolonial Equation” on Guest Lecturing held by Faculty of Literature, Culture, and Communication, and English Education study program of UAD on Friday, April 19, 2013, this morning A/Prof. Tony Simoes da Silva (Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and FEC Chair, School of English Literatures and Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia) gave a debriefing of professional development for UAD lecturers. That professional development was about “Local Knowledges, Transnational Pedagogies” focusing on capacity building in an academic institution, teaching and learning, career planning and developing a research profile, keeping balance of academic job description, and establishing a research profile. Held at Kampus 2 UAD, the lecturers attending this program were from Faculty of Literature, Culture, and Communication, English Education study program, and English Education Master Program of UAD. They were so glad to get those kind of information that could improve their knowledge and their teaching and research skill. (Eci)

2nd UAD TEFL International Conference Brings New Paradigms in Teaching English

October 25, 2012/0 Comments/in Event /by admin

More than a hundreds presenter presented their papers in 2^ndUAD TEFL International Conference which is held on last October 13 – 14, 2012 by English Education Department of UAD. There are 200 participants who joined this conference consist of techers, lecturers, and teachers and there are five invited speakers, such as Dr. Dat Bao (Monash University, Australia), Eran Williams, M.A. (RELO, US Embassy), Prof. Irene A. Largo, M.A. (University of Nueva Caceres, Philippine), Prof .Dr. Bustami Subhan, M.S. (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia), and Dr. Abdul Malik Mohammed Ismail (University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia).

This international English conference was held in two days. The first day, the conference was opened by gamelan performance played by Gending Bahana (UAD’s gamelan community) and also filled with plenary session by Dr. Dat Bao (The Teaching of Language through Interactive Cartoons) and Dr. Prof. Dr. Bustami Subhan, M.S. (Improving the Quality of TEFL at the Primary and Secondary School by Using Four Techniques), parallel session, and also enlived by the performance of UAD’s dance community. The second day was filled with plenary session by Irene Abardo-Largo, M.A (Communicative Language Teaching: A Rising Pedagogical Paradigm in the Philippine English Language Teaching), Eran Williams, M.A. (Teaching Writing), and Dr. Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail.

The previous conference was held in national scale. And by the theme New Paradigms In Teaching English As Foreign Language, this 2^ndUAD TEFL International Conference is expected that would bring new paradigms, methods, and technique of teaching English in Indonesia. (E/I).